Sand scoop



A ril 21, 1931. T. H. SLY 1,802,223

- SAND SCOOP Filed July 12, 1927 u z gnvc'uloz H 1207M a. 412

. 15 remove to the desired location. obstacles. The dirt is then gathered on the Other objects will .be shown in the specifilower edge ofthe scoop and accumulates as cation and drawings. the scoop is moved forward. Should the In th dra in lower edge of the scoop become damaged in 20 Figure 2 is a side elevation of thescoo upper'edge used until the lower side can be Ratented Apr. 21, 1931 r i r UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE i517 Application filed July 12, 1927. Serial No. 205,257.

This invention relates to improvements the form of an open five sided figure having in scoops, and more specifically to reversible the two outermost sides parallel and opposcoops. r site and two other sides connected to the The principal object of this invention is parallel sides and inclined inwardly with a 5 to provide a scoop which may be turned upfifth plate connected to the two inwardly side down as soon as the underside becomes inclined sides to form the rearmost portion worn orbroken. of thescoop and substantially parallel to 7 Another object is to provide teeth and the brace rod. scraper edges which may be readily re- As actually used, the motive power is atpla ed. tached to cable 10, the scoop being drawn Still another object is to provide a scoop over the surface from which dirt is to be of such particular shape and construction as removed. The teeth 5 dig, into the ground to first loosen dirt, stones andsother obstrucacting in themanner of aharrow, loosening tions, and efficiently collect the same and the dirt and dislodging stones and similar Figure 1 is a top plan of the scoop; any way, the scoop may be reversed and the shown in Figure 1; and, repaired. It is'also apparent that this fea- Fig 3 i a ti t k lo li ture Wlll practically give the scoop a double 3-3 of Figure l. r 7 life. It is also apparent that should any In the drawings si nilar parts are desig- Of the teeth become blOkBIl 01 108i? OI scraper nated by like nume al 7 plates damaged that they may very readily 0 Numeral 1 designates a scoop having five be pl r r sides. Each side is composed of three plates, E ng descllbed my 111V 11ti0n, What I the u'pper plate or edge being designated 0131111138 116W and YQ r by numeral 2, the middle plate by numeral 1- A Scoop comprlsinga five sided fra 3 and the bottom plate or edge by numeral IIIGmbGPtWO 810195 f 331d frame arranged 75 4. Plates 2 and A are detachably secured to; pa a lel and spaced apart, two sides adj a: the middle late 3 which forms the. frame by Cent first two 11161111941 i r y l n b lt 6", n th l r d upper d s 4 angle thereto and the fifth'side connecting and 2 respectively of the three rear sides, the angularly positioned sides and substanare mounted teeth 5 held-in place by'bolts y .P P E h Parallel sides, 80

' 6. The plates 2 and 4: are secured'to the Said frame a ng pp r and W 1 dges iddl pl t '3 t, an angle ito t o inclined inwardly at an angle, scraper plates r adily rap th dirt and hold the same, removably'secured to the opposite, inclined Connecting the twofront sides of the oo edges of each side of the frame member at 40 is a brace rod 7. Attached to the middle an angle. thereto, whereby said frame and'85 plates ofthe two front sides are chains 8 scraper members constitutega scoop of chan-' connected by a ring 9 to which in turn is nel cross section. attached a cable 10. .To the rear of the 2. The structure of claim 1 in which the scoop is attached a cable 11. frame member is positioned with the main The scoop when ready for use will take plane of each side perpendicular to a common plane with a spacer rod positioned between the parallel sides of the frame member adjacent their free ends and draft coupling means secured to the free ends of the frame member.

3. The structure of claim 1 with teeth removably secured to the scraper plates, said teeth all arranged substantially parallel with each other and with the parallel frame members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS H. SLY. 

